Federico Piovaccari (; born 1 September 1984) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, Piovaccari graduated from Pro Patria's youth setup, and made his debuts while on loan at

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side Castellettese. In the summer of 2003, he joined

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, being assigned to the ''Primavera'' squad. In 2004, Piovaccari was loaned to Vittoria, and scored ten goals for the club in Serie C1. In July 2005, he was loaned to

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, but after the latter's promotion to

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due to Caso Genoa, he moved to

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in the third level, also in a temporary deal.

Treviso; Ravenna

After a loan spell at second-tier

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, Piovaccari returned to Treviso, now in a co-ownership deal. In July 2009, the

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signed a two-year deal with

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side

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after Treviso's bankruptcy, as a replacement to

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-bound Francesco Zizzari. Piovaccari scored in his debut for the club on 3 August 2009, netting the winner of a 3–2 win against Giulianova, in that season's

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. He was the team top-scorer in the campaign, scoring 14 goals and appearing in 30 matches in the league, as the ''Giallorossi'' narrowly avoided relegation.

Cittadella

Piovaccari moved to

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, also in the second level, on 31 August 2010 in a co-ownership deal for €120,000,AS Cittadella Srl ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011
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while

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moved in the opposite direction. The club sold its flagship striker for the second successive year (

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in 2010 and

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in 2011). Piovaccari was also top goalscorer in the 2010–11 campaign, scoring 23 league goals. On 24 June 2011, Cittadella bought Piovaccari's remaining registration rights for €880,000.

Sampdoria

On 8 July 2011, Piovaccari moved to another Serie B side,

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, for €3.5 million in a four-year contract. After appearing sparingly, he moved to

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on 31 January 2012, on loan until June (along with

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) and with

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and Andrea Magrassi moving in the opposite direction. During the 2012 financial year, Piovaccari also signed a new contract which last until 30 June 2016. After returning to Sampdoria, Piovaccari was loaned out again to

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, and subsequently served another temporary deal at

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, featuring regularly with the latter.

Steaua București (loan)

In July 2013, Piovaccari was loaned to Romanian club Steaua București in a

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-long deal. He made his debut in the

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in a 3–0 win over Petrolul Ploiești, coming on as a substitute for Stefan Nikolić. On 24 July, Piovaccari scored his first goal for Steaua, in a 2–1 second leg win against

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in the campaign's

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qualifiers. He scored 16 goals during the campaign, winning the

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and the Supercupa României.

Eibar (loan)

On 19 August 2014, Piovaccari was loaned to Spanish side

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, newly promoted to

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. He made his debut for the club on 24 August, replacing

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in the dying minutes of a 1–0 home win against Real Sociedad. On 1 July 2015, Piovaccari was released by Sampdoria.

Later years

On 27 July 2015, Piovaccari was unveiled as the marquee of Australian club

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' 2015–16 A-League campaign. He was released by the club on 5 May 2016. On 17 August 2016, Piovaccari signed a one-year contract with Spanish

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side Córdoba. On 5 July 2017, it was reported that Piovaccari joined Chinese club Zhejiang Yiteng. On 10 January 2018, Serie B club

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announced the signing of Piovaccari on a 6-month contract, with option to extent to further season. On 16 August 2018, Piovaccari returned to Córdoba after agreeing to a one-year contract. On 15 July 2019, Piovaccari signed a one-year contract with fellow second division side

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. On 26 August 2021, he returned to Italy and signed with Paganese in

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. On 31 January 2022, his contract was terminated by mutual consent. On the next day, Piovaccari signed with

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International career

In 2005, Piovaccari played for Italy U23 on 2005 Mediterranean Games.

Career statistics

Honours

Steaua București * Romanian Liga I: 2013–14 *

: 2013 Individual *

top scorer: 2010–11 (23 goals)

References

External links

*
Profile at gazzetta.it

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Piovaccari, Federico 1984 births Living people People from Gallarate Footballers from Lombardy Italian footballers Association football forwards Serie B players Serie C players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players Inter Milan players F.C. Vittoria players A.S.D. Victor San Marino players U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players A.C.D. Treviso players Ravenna F.C. players A.S. Cittadella players U.C. Sampdoria players Brescia Calcio players Novara F.C. players F.C. Grosseto S.S.D. players Ternana Calcio players Paganese Calcio 1926 players A.C.R. Messina players S.S.C. Giugliano players Liga I players FC Steaua București players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players SD Eibar footballers Rayo Vallecano players Córdoba CF players A-League Men players Marquee players (A-League Men) Western Sydney Wanderers FC players China League One players Zhejiang Yiteng F.C. players Italian expatriate footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in San Marino Expatriate footballers in San Marino Italian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate footballers in Romania Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Italian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate soccer players in Australia Expatriate footballers in China Italy youth international footballers Sportspeople from the Province of Varese